lcd or led

akhan39

Hi everyone just need some advise on making a choice between lcd or the latest led ultra slim flatscreen tvs.Thanks

whitegoods_engineer

There is no such thing as an LCD tv! Presumably you are choosing between LED and Plasma?

akhan39

yes so what is your advise on this,much appreciated.

hillcats

we were in this position when the old tv finally gave up.
After looking on the net we chose an LCD rather than a PLASMA because we were also warned of the burn effect which is very easy to happen on a plasma, if the kids leave the tv or the wii on pause etc, the image will after time burn in which can happen quicker with a plasma I do believe, I think we made the right decision as the kids are always pausing the V+ or start to watch a recording then go off half way though it, we then find the set at the end of the recording in pause mode or they just leave the wii on...

Inactive

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

There is no such thing as an LCD tv! Presumably you are choosing between LED and Plasma?

?????? Care to explain further.

Nilrem

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

There is no such thing as an LCD tv! Presumably you are choosing between LED and Plasma?

Erm LCD (technically TFT with TN, IPS or MVA production methods) is the other common large/flat screen tech in consumer displays*.

LED is the lighting method used in some newer LCD's to replace the older CCFL tubes that have been used for the backlights, allowing for the newer screens to have better (or more localised) contrast and lower power consumption.

Akhan.
Personally I would try and look at the screens in person when choosing one, as a lot of the specs on them may not mean much when going from one manufacturer to another due to different ways they measure some of the things, it's also definitely worth checking them with both an SD and HD source, as some manufacturers are much better at scaling the image from an SD source (normal freeview, DVD player etc) up to fill the screen than others.

An LED backlight system should allow for the screen to have better localised contrast (good for if a scene has both bright areas and very dark areas), and use less power, however I wouldn't set my heart on an LED backlit display compared to the more common CCFL backlights if the other specs are better/price difference is too big.




*AFAIK LED displays (using the LED's to actually produce the picture, rather than as a light source), are still only used for huge displays where cost isn't much of an issues, and you won't be up close to them.

woody01

hillcats wrote: »

we were in this position when the old tv finally gave up.
After looking on the net we chose an LCD rather than a PLASMA because we were also warned of the burn effect which is very easy to happen on a plasma, if the kids leave the tv or the wii on pause etc, the image will after time burn in which can happen quicker with a plasma I do believe, I think we made the right decision as the kids are always pausing the V+ or start to watch a recording then go off half way though it, we then find the set at the end of the recording in pause mode or they just leave the wii on...

You are a long way off and wrong
Plasmas dont have 'screen burn' anymore. That was dealt with a while back.
You will get a better, clearer picture from a plasma unit.
LCD's have a cheap plastic screen, whereas Plasmas have glass fronts which can be easily cleaned aswell.

LCD's are cheaper though in general.

ses6jwg

LCD are generally accepted as better value for money and good sets are better for gamers.

Plasma is probably the superior technology but its reliability, running costs, value for money, and longeivity is questionable and there is a reason many manufacturers are abandoning Plasma altogether in favour of LCD-LED

Inactive

I have both a Plasma and an LCD TV, the picture quality on the Plasma is far superior to the LCD.

It is so much better that most SD broadcasts on the Plasma are better than HD broadcasts are on the LCD.

richardc1983

whitegoods_engineer wrote: »

There is no such thing as an LCD tv! Presumably you are choosing between LED and Plasma?

What do you mean no such thing as LCD?

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=LCD+TV&meta=&aq=f&oq=

ses6jwg

Inactive wrote: »

I have both a Plasma and an LCD TV, the picture quality on the Plasma is far superior to the LCD.

It is so much better that most SD broadcasts on the Plasma are better than HD broadcasts are on the LCD.

I really think it depends on the models.

My sisters BF has a 42" LG Plasma which looks a lot worse playing PS3 through a HDMI connection than my Samsung 32" LCD, though there is slightly less "ghosting"